Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2025, the EU-27 figure for hours worked per week of full-time employment was 40.2 .

That is a 0.2% fell versus 2024 (40.3).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 1.0% lower.

Across member states, Greece reported the highest value (42.0, 2025) and Denmark the lowest (38.5, 2025).

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tps00071; every value links back to the canonical source.